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Differences between Juvenile Offenders with and without Intellectual Disabilities in the Importance of Static and Dynamic Risk Factors for Recidivism
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van der Put, C. E.; Asscher, J. J.; Stams, G. J. J. M.; Moonen, X. M. H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: Juvenile offenders with intellectual disability (ID) have been largely ignored in the literature of risk assessment, while they are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, and ID is a risk factor for juvenile delinquency and recidivism. The aim of this study was to examine whether there are differences between juvenile…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Mental Retardation, At Risk Persons, Recidivism
Community and Cluster Centre Residential Services for Adults with Intellectual Disability: Long-Term Results from an Australian-Matched Sample
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Young, L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Changes in residential accommodation models for adults with intellectual disability (ID) over the last 20 years in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have involved relocation from institutions primarily into dispersed homes in the community. But an evolving alternative service style is the cluster centre. Methods: This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Moderate Mental Retardation, Residential Institutions